C1verb · transitive · rare

formulate

formulate · formulates · formulated · formulating

сформулювати, формулювати

сформулировать, формулировать

übergeben, formulieren, darlegen

To put into a clear and definite form of statement or expressionTo put into a clear and definite form of statement or expression.

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/ˈfɔː(ɹ)mjʊleɪt/

» I cannot coherently formulate words without coffee.

Ohne Kaffee kann ich keine zusammenhängenden Wörter formulieren.

Meaning

1 senses

To put into a clear and definite form of statement or expression.
He failed to formulate his ideas more clearly.
formulieren, darlegen, übergeben
формули́роватьformulírovatʹ, сформули́роватьsformulírovatʹ
формулюва́тиformuljuváty, сформулюва́тиsformuljuváty
put into words or an expression

Examples

17 sentences

I cannot coherently formulate words without coffee.
deOhne Kaffee kann ich keine zusammenhängenden Wörter formulieren.
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The new, more diverse faculty groupings formulated a few rather left-field research questions.
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Readers formulate expectations as to what might be happening at subsequent stages of texts.
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We have to formulate a plan if we are to save her!
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I formulated it wrongly.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression:

Русский

By meaning 1

to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression:

Forms

formulates, formulating, formulated, formulated

Base form	formulate · to formulate
3rd person singular	formulates
Present participle	formulating
Past simple	formulated
Past participle	formulated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	formulate
he, she, it	formulates

Past simpleLesson

all persons

formulated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have formulated
he, she, it	has formulated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will formulate

Synonyms

11 synonyms

Close in meaning

elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses:explicate develop
put into words or an expression:give voice word phrase articulate
come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort:invent contrive devise excogitate forge

Word family

11 related words

Deriveddeformulate formulatable formulative formulator preformulate

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle